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sowbread

[ sou-bred ]

noun

  1. any of several species of cyclamen, especially Cyclamen hederifolium, a low-growing Old World plant having mottled leaves and pink or white flowers.


sowbread

/ ˈsaʊˌbrɛd /

noun

  1. a S European primulaceous plant, Cyclamen hederifolium, with heart-shaped leaves and pink nodding flowers See also cyclamen


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Word History and Origins

Origin of sowbread1

1540–50; sow 2 + bread; so called because the roots are sought after by hogs

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Word History and Origins

Origin of sowbread1

C16: from sow ² + bread , based on Medieval Latin panis porcinus; the tuberous roots are eaten by swine

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